by Lissa Rankin | Jan 30, 2017 | Environment, Relationships
Our beloved Statue of Liberty, a beacon of hope for refugees, freedom from religious oppression, and terror, announces to the world: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the...
by Lissa Rankin | Jan 22, 2017 | Inner Pilot Light, Spirituality
Dressed in rain gear, prepared for a downpour that never came, I gathered with 60,000 of my sisters (and the men who stand with us) to choose love. I started crying from the first moment I encountered the crowd. I was so touched—by the beauty, the passion, the fear,...
by Lissa Rankin | Jan 21, 2017 | Inner Pilot Light, Spirituality, Uncategorized
For those of you who have been following me on Facebook, you know that I just made the choice to withdraw from Facebook, at least for a while. I am quite sensitive to energy these days, and my body has been having a very somatic reaction to Facebook, even when...
by Lissa Rankin | Nov 9, 2016 | Spirituality
I’m in Bali leading a writing retreat right now, so it’s been strange to navigate this polarizing election from another country, where I am surrounded by not only native Indonesians but by ex-pats from all over the world. Given that we are supposedly the most powerful...
by Lissa Rankin | Oct 10, 2016 | Inner Pilot Light, Spirituality
On the day after a heartbreaking debate, in the midst of many global crises, when many of us find ourselves feeling fury, helplessness, and grief, drowning in shadow, I wanted to share with you a love letter. This is not meant to bypass the very human emotions...
